Format Painter

Windows 10, Windows 11 & Mac

Before selecting Format Painter, you must select the text or paragraph that has the formatting you want copied.

  • To copy general text formatting, you can highlight text that has the formatting, or place the cursor among the words.
  • To include paragraph formatting, you need to highlight the whole paragraph or section.

Shows cursor location between words  

The format painter is in the top left under the Home tab.

Location of format painter icon on Home Tab  

Double click the format painter icon if you want to apply formatting more than one time. Single click the format painter icon if you are okay with applying the formatting only one time.

The pointer will turn into a paintbrush.

Highlight the section(s) that you want the formatting to be applied to.

Shows text after format painter applied to format  

 

Click here for Microsoft Support for Format Painter